Christine O'Donnell

Christine O'Donnell (27 August 1969-) was a Republican Party politician and Tea Party activist.

Biography
Christine O'Donnell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1969, and she worked as a public relations and marketing consultant in the early 1990s. After attending Fairleigh Dickinson University, she became involved with Republican organizations and campaigns, and she established her own consulting firm. In 2010, with strong financial support from the Tea Party movement, she won the Republican senatorial primary in Delaware, causing an uproar among the political establishment. She was infamous for her anti-masturbation stance, and she opposed abortion, tax increases, congressional earmarks, cap and trade legislation, healthcare legislation, the hiring of illegal immigrants by employers, and Mitch McConnell's leadership of the Senate Republicans. She ultimately lost the election to Democratic nominee Chris Coons by a 57%-40% margin. After 2010, she became a Fox News and CNN commentator.